I'm not sure what got into Paul Butterfield, Mike Bloomfield, and Elvin Bishop when they recorded the decidedly un-bluesy thirteen minute-plus epic jam song with raga influences. Maybe it was LSD. After all they were hanging out in the Bay Area in a critical period along with the likes of the Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane. Who knows?
This track was nothing like the rest of their catalog. It quickly became ingrained in the San Francisco scene, even if the song did not gain much popularity in the rest of the country. Enjoy some expert musicians practicing their craft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvIUdDtOO9E
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